Shloka 64

Devanagari script

(नाशयामासतुर्वीरौ धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौ । कौरवाणामनीकानि शरै: संनतपर्वभि: ।।) इसी प्रकार धृष्टद्यमम और भीमसेन--इन दोनों वीरोंने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा कौरवसेनाओंका विनाश कर डाला। धर्मराजो5पि सम्प्रेक्ष्य धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौ । मूर्थ्नि चैतावुपाप्राय प्रहृष्टः शिबिरं ययौ,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने धृष्टद्युम्म और भीमसेन दोनोंसे मिलकर उनका मस्तक सूँघा और बड़े हर्षके साथ अपने शिविरको प्रस्थान किया

Transliteration

nāśayāmāsatur vīrau dhṛṣṭadyumnavṛkodarau | kauravāṇām anīkāni śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Del mismo modo, los dos héroes, Dhṛṣṭadyumna y Vṛkodara (Bhīma), destruyeron las formaciones de batalla de los Kauravas con flechas de junturas curvadas hacia abajo. Y Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, al ver a Dhṛṣṭadyumna y a Vṛkodara, se acercó, olfateó la coronilla de ambos en señal de afecto y elogio, y con gran alegría partió hacia su campamento.

Word by Word

नाशयामासतुḥthey two destroyed

वीरौthe two heroes

धृष्टद्युम्नDhrishtadyumna

वृकोदरौthe two 'Wolf-bellied' (Bhima) (as a dual epithet/coordination)

कौरवाणाम्of the Kauravas

अनीकानिbattle-formations / divisions (of the army)

शरैःwith arrows

संनतपर्वभिःhaving bent/curved joints (i.e., barbed/knotted)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Kauravas

anīkāni (battle-formations)

śara (arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grave reality of dharma in war: heroic prowess and tactical effectiveness can decisively turn the tide, yet such victory is inseparable from destruction, reminding readers that righteous leadership must carry responsibility for the human cost of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Bhīma together shatter the Kaurava battle-divisions, cutting through their formations with volleys of arrows described as having bent joints, signaling a fierce Pāṇḍava advance in the ongoing combat.